India, April 6 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday slammed the Congress's attitude towards alliance partners in Maharashtra, saying it should keep them together if it wants to return to power at the Centre.

An editorial in the party's mouthpiece, Saamana, called the Congress's stance of maintaining distance from the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners on certain issues narrow-minded. It took exception to Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal expressing reservations about the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar or NCP - SP's support for Shiv Sena (UBT)'s claim to a Legislative Council seat.

The criticism came against the backdrop of the Shiv Sena (UBT) giving up its claim to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra t...